Wind musical instrument.



M. GARL.

WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3. I912.

Patented Feb; 1916.

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WlND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR-3.1912.

Patented Feb. 8,1916.

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'hQs Atlorr'ug UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' MANIOUS GARL, OF AKRON, 0HIO.'

- WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MANIOUS GARL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron,

.in the county of Summit and State of Ohio improve the general construction of devices of this character.

' With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in general of certain novel constructions, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of the various .parts of the invention assembled. Fig.2is a partial detail section through the supporting device for the electro-magnets. Fig. 3 is a trans verse horizontal section through the keyboard used in connection with thepresent invention. Fig. 1 is a similarsection with the keys and contact strips removed, the section being arrangedjo show the supportingrod for the keys. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section through the key-board. Fig. 6 is a trEtRSYerSe section through the keyboard. Fig.- 7. is a detail view of the means used for equalizing and maintaining asteady pressure of air to supply the horn or pipes. Fig. 8 is a perspective of the entire device assembled, the electrical supply means and air supply means being elimi: nated. Fig. 9 through the body of the wind chest' or means for supporting the whistles or pipes.

Fig.10 is a vertical sectional view through a portion of the wind chest showing the vmethod. of mounting the whistles or pipes thereon and also the manner of mounting the solenoids thereon.

This invention consists in general of a key board arranged to close a series of electrical circuitsindicatedat X, a battery Y,

Specification 01' Letters Patent.

Application filed April 3, 1912.

is a horizontal section.

Serial No. 688.250.

a source of air pressure as the fan Z, and a. wind chest supporting a series of horns as indicated atR.

The wind chest as indicated at R is intended to seat upon the running board of an automobile or to be placed in any other convenient position, and leading from this windchest to the key board X is a series of wires held in a flexible covering 22 so that the key board may be placed in any convenient position about the automobile. The wind chest consists of a casing having a lower portion or body 23 wherethrough extends a longitudinal channel orpassage 24 which is provided with a suitable opening which is connected by means of a pipe 26 with a suitable pressure regulator 27 supplied with air from a pipe 28 leading from the fan or blower Z. Extending laterally from the portion 23 of the casing are spaced projections 29 each of which contains a pocket 30. Extending clownward from each of the pockets 30 is ashort passage 31 which communicates with a passage 32 bored in from the end of the respective projection 29 and adjacent the outer end of the projection is a vertical passage 33. The outer end of each of the passages 32 is threaded for the reception of a screw 34 having a head 35. This screw Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

is of such length that by screwing the same.

in entirely therespective passage 33 may be closed off of the passage 32 while by adjusting the position of the screw 31 outwardly the opening between the passages 32 and 33 may be regulated.

Ontop of the casing just described is a rectangular plate 36 wherein are threaded openings 37 which correspond with the passages 33 and similar threaded openings 38 aliningwith the passages 31. Screwed into the several openings 38 are solenoids 39 wherein move cores 40 having enlarged lower ends 41 which normally rest upon the openings 31 and constitute valves which close off these openings from the passage or channel 2 1. These solenoids are preferably covered with a suitable casing 42. The lower ends 45 of the pipes. or whistles 4.4 are threaded into the apertures37.

It will be plain that if air be supplied to the channel 24 and any one of the solenoids be energized the core of the energized solenoids will be lifted and air admitted through the passages 31 and 32 and 33 to the respecv50 may be. made in the form and constnuction tive pipe or whistle, thus sounding the note which that pipe or whistle is arranged to produce.

Each of the solenoids has one of its windings connected with the plate 36 as indicated in the diagrammatic view at 46.

Coming now to the circuit closing device.

This device consists of a casing 55 of insulating material such as hard wood, ebonite, or the like. although the casing may also be of metal if the proper precautions are taken to insulate the electrical connections therein.

The solenoids 39 are electrically connected in a suitable manner to the springs 59 which are actuated by suitable operating keys 61 for closing a circut with a suitable contact strip '57 whereby the desired solenoid may be energized, As this particular construction is not included in the claims, it is, therefore, not necessary to give a detail descrip tion of this structure. I

The arrangement of the keys is shown in l Fig. 1 and the pipes or whistles and keys are so connected and arranged to produce the following notes from left to right: G, A, B,

C, D, E, F, G and A.. One of the black keys is adapted to produce F sharpand the remainin keys are adapted to produce a combination of two or more'keys, as for instance the black keys from left to right produce G, E, and C; B and D and F and A.

The air pressure for operating the whistles or pipes 44 is obtained from the reservoir 78 of suitable-construction.

From the foregoingit will be plain that when the blower is set in operation air will be supplied. to the channel 24 and from thence will tend to pass to the several pipes or whistles, the admission of air to any pipe or whistle being controlled by the closing of the electric circuit which permits a current to flow through the proper solenoid. It will i also be obvious that the key board may be shifted .from place to place in the automobile so that either the driver or those riding with him may use the instrument.

yThere has thus been provided a simple and efiicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It. is obvious that many minor changes thereof without departing from the material principles thereof, and it is therefore not wished to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described but it is within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. A base for a wind instrument comprising a body portion provided with a longiwished to include all such as properly come tudinally extending channel, arms extending from said body portion and provided with pockets leading from said channel and with passages leading from the outer ends of said arms and communicating with said pockets, the outer end portions of said arms being provided with vertical passages leading from the first mentioned passages to the upper faces of said arms, a cover plate covering said channel and provided with openings communicating with said pockets and vertical passages. valves carried by said plate and having their stems passing into said pockets for normally closing the upper ends of said first mentioned passages, and plugs threaded into the outer end portions of said first mentioned passages and extending across the inner ends of said vertical passages when in their innermost position for cutting ofi' the flow of air through said vertical passages.

- 2. A musical instrument of theclass de# scribed comprislng a body prov1ded with an air channel, a plurality of sound producing elements carried by said body, said body provided with a series of passages communicatIng with said air channel, sa d body provided with a second series of passages communicating with said first mentioned passages, said sound producing elements com:

, municating with said second seriesofv pas- 

